Fitting Safety Restraints including Car Baby Seats
Mobility Engineering is a recognised engineering signatory and specialises in the area of motor vehicle occupant protection and provides a range of services in this area. These include provision of:
- Testing and certification
- Research and development
- Seats and seat belts
- Dickie seats
- Existing seat modifications
- Special needs vehicles
- and other related services.
Mobility Engineering is contracted by the RTA (NSW) to manage and administer their network of Authorised Safety Restraint Fitting Stations across the State of New South Wales. The Restraint Fitting Stations (ARFS) are authorised to install safety restraints including seat belts and baby car seat restraints.
We provide technical support and advice on the correct use and installation of seat belts and car baby seat safety restraint systems. All members of the community and Restraint Fitters can contact Mobility Engineering any time during business hours for technical support or advice.
The fitting stations may also be able to modify vehicles to fit and install child restraint anchorages, approved child restraint anchorage systems, additional seat belts as well as other related work. Some can also supply and fit additional approved after market seats in vehicles that are found to be suitable for this modification. (Conditions Apply – depending on the nature of work and modifications, the work carried out by fitting stations may need to be independently certified by an RTA recognised engineering signatory. If required, the fitting station will make the required arrangements).
There are over 230 and growing number of Authorised Baby Seat Restraint Fitting Stations (interactive map) operating in the State (NSW). You can download or view a PDF of the current list of the Authorised Restraint Fitting Stations using this link. If you require any further or additional information concerning the ARFS please contact Mobility Engineering any time during normal business hours.
From time to time or when there are new child restraints available in the market place, the RTA (in sponsorship with NRMA and the RACV) runs a Child Restraint Evaluation Program (CREP) where restraints are independently purchased and tested under various criteria that are more rigorous than the Australian Standards for child restraints (AS1754). It should be noted that Australian Standards for child restraints (AS1754) is one of the world's most demanding standards for child safety restraints. However, CREP criteria are wider including simulation of different accident scenarios, ease of use and installation etc.
A safety and ease of use rating is given to each child restraint that are included in a brochure produced by NSW Centre for Road Safety. This document also provides advice and information of the correct use of all types of child restraints. You can download the latest copy of this brochure here - Safer Child Restraints.
The following (PDF) documents provide further information on child safety and restraints:
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